Historically, the dragon served as China's national emblem. The Giant Panda has however found a niche; its image appears on a large number of modern Chinese commemorative silver, gold and platinum coins.The Giant Panda is an endangered species.Giant Pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces and their number in the wild is said to be less than two thousand. They are said to live in lowland areas once, but farming, forest clearing and other development restrict them to the mountains. Besides millions of people, the recent Sichuan Earthquake affected these animals too and it was heartening indeed to see these photos which Ming Keat e-mailed to me...
Panda Pictures...
Panda Pictures...
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